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As I sit here scratching my chin over this article, I suppose the most important question to answer is: would you sail with Silversea Cruises again?   To that, I can respond with a very enthusiastic and unequivocal: YES!
First Impressions : as business hertz car rent owners for many years, we learned a long, long time ago that first impressions are very important, and very hard to break.  Our first impression came from Silversea Cruises in a stylish silver box they mailed to us with our personalized travel journal (pictured right). Travel researchers tell us that the highest excitement levels occur in the anticipation phase (seems weird, right?) just before embarking on a trip. We were definitely excited to receive our travel journal which inside hertz car rent one convenient package we found our cruise ticket, itinerary, important information, shore excursion information, and everything we needed to know.  Good job Silversea Cruises, keeping track of one book was easy, and it sure beats the reams of paper we ve received from other cruise lines in the past.
Second Impressions : we rode a fabulous scenic train from Anchorage to Seward.  As we left the train, and boarded the Silver Shadow, the red carpet hertz car rent was rolled out with glasses of champagne and scores of brightly smiling faces welcoming us aboard.  All faces were beaming with smiles, and we felt genuinely hertz car rent welcomed.
Mandatory Safety Drill : with all of the fears stemming from the shipwrecked Costa Concordia a few years back, cruise hertz car rent lines have made important hertz car rent safety changes, and one of them is a mandatory safety drill.  Before we left the port, absolutely hertz car rent every passenger was required to attend hertz car rent a mandatory safety drill.  This assured hertz car rent that we knew where our life jackets were stored (in our room, by the way) and where we were to meet in the event of an emergency. Here s a selfie of Carol and I in our life jackets.
Spacious Entry-level Suites : some cruise lines try to pack passengers in cabins that are often smaller than 150 sq. ft. with some of them being inside cabins offering absolutely no view.  All passengers on Silversea Cruises enjoy a suite, all suites enjoy a nice ocean view, and the smallest of the suites is 287 sq. ft.  We enjoyed a Veranda Suite and have LOTS of pictures of our suite to share with you.  To see the photos and read the article about our Veranda Suite aboard the Silver Shadow, CLICK HERE .
Small, luxurious intimate ships it seems that every year, some cruise line builds another ship that claims to be the world s largest cruise ship.  And while some of the features on these floating cities sound appealing, hanging out with 5,000 on a ship is about the last thing I want to do.  The Silver Shadow hosts a maximum of 382 guests, and we never found ourselves standing in a massive chow line hoping against all hope that there might be a table for us to enjoy our dinner.  Plus, the smaller ships allows us to get into docks that the larger ships simply can t use.  That means a lot less time spent on a ship s tender.  In all cases except one, we walked right off the ship to our destination.  Nice!
Fabulous Dining Options dining aboard the Silver Shadow was a very nice experience, hertz car rent as opposed to the feed troughs we ve experienced on the big ships. hertz car rent  Gone were the large lines of hungry people, and instead we found dining establishments that were well staffed, with plenty of seating, and reservations available to us in all restaurants.  The Restaurant is the Silver hertz car rent Shadow s main dining establishment.  For some reason, I expected mediocre food at this fairly large restaurant, but I was very pleasantly surprised.  The service was awesome, and the food was actually very good. Very impressed, I was.  Also onboard the Silver Shadow is La Terrazza, the ship s Italian restaurant.  We enjoyed breakfast and dinner here most nights.  Again, the staff was excellent, and the cuisine was divine.  For a $40/person supplement, one night we enjoyed dinner in Le Champagne, the only  Relais Châteaux restaurant hertz car rent at sea.  In this small restaurant, we greatly hertz car rent enjoyed a six-course French menu, with service that you would expect from one of the world s best restaurants.  YUM!  Another dining experience that was great fun was the Pool Bar Grill.  Each night the pool area is transformed into a fine dining establishment, and guests are served delicacies like steak, veal, pork, lamb, salmon, fish or prawns all cooked in front of you on a preheated volcanic rock.  Again, big fun, and yummy!  And of course, for those of you who prefer private dining, your butler will serve you a fabulous meal right on your veranda.  Silversea Cruises offered us the best dining experiences we ve yet to experience on a cruise ship.
Traditional and Explorer Ships at the time of this writing, Silversea Cruises hertz car rent has 8 ships in its fleet.  Five small luxury liners that carry no more than 540 guests, and three expedition ships that will take luxury cruisers to places like the Arctic Circle, the Galapagos Islands, or hanging out with penguins in Antarctica . I can definitely see a luxury expedition in my future with Silversea Cruises.
Seven Continents a cruise ship is a fabulous way to get your first taste of a particular region in the world.  With Silversea Cruise s eight ships, they can get you to seven continents, and give you nearly infinite possibilities to explore the world.  I must confess, now that I ve found a cruise line that we both love, we re asking ourselves where we might go.  I absolutely hate flying, and the ships of Silversea can get me nearly anywhere I can dream of visiting. If you re so inclined, they also offer annual world cruises that are 115 days, visit 50 ports, and 30 countries. Sound fun?
Camaraderie because our ship accommodated a maximum of 382 passengers, this gave us plenty of opportunity to make new friends from all over the world.  It s absolutely fascinating to learn about different countries and cultures while breaking bread with people from all over the world.  We LOVE that!
All-Inclusive Cruises it was VERY nice not having to be signing checks all over the ship, and making this huge reconciliation at the end of the cruise.  Our fare included onboard gratuities, complimentary beverages served hertz car rent throughout the ship including  fine wines, champagnes, spirits, hertz car rent beer, bottled water, specialty coffees and soft drinks, an in-room bar stocked with our desired beverages.  Plus, we enjoyed hertz car rent a private butler, open seating in The Restaurant (no assigned time, no assigned table), live shows every night, informative lectures during the day, and with nearly one crew member for every passenger, we received absolutely superlative service.
In fact, through our association with Virtuoso®, the world’s leading international hertz car rent luxury travel agency network, we can offer you complimentary VIP amenities that you simply won t find on your own.  Read about our luxury cruise amenities by clicking here .
So here’s the $64,000 question : if you aren’t paying anything more to receive our complimentary VIP benefits, and you still receive all the benefits hertz car rent offered from the cruise line, why on earth would you book your cruise on your own?